SWAPNA RAJASEKAR

Google - Driving global innovation and transforming industries through cutting-edge technology and data-driven solutions.

• Lead the end-to-end people and talent strategy for a 15,800+ employee base across 10 APAC markets, including sensitive and high-compliance markets such as Korea, Singapore, and Japan. Scope covers Google’s core businesses (Search, YouTube, Geo, GPay, Google Ads, Platforms & Devices) and People Operations.
• Partnered with Director + leaders to shape organizational design, build future-fit leadership pipelines, and drive complex org transformation & change management in a matrixed, multi-country, and high-growth environment.
• Strategic Talent Leadership: Designed and embedded Google APAC’s integrated talent review and succession framework, ensuring 100% coverage for critical roles and building a ready-now leadership bench aligned to business growth priorities.
• Leadership & Capability Transformation: Increased top talent retention by 21% and internal mobility by 20% through targeted career pathways, executive coaching, and bespoke leadership programs. Delivered functional/regional interventions, including the India Manager Development Series for 1,800+ people managers and Senior Director+ assimilation journeys, strengthening leadership depth and team effectiveness.
• Organization Management & Development: Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders on reorganization strategies, ensuring structures are future-fit, scalable, and aligned to business objectives. Lead the full cycle of design and execution for 30+ complex reorganizations across APAC, including leadership transitions, structural redesigns, and market-specific compliance considerations, maintaining 75%+ engagement and minimizing attrition risk of key talent.
• Designed and facilitated customized OD interventions and assimilation programs for Senior Director+ leaders, driving cultural integration, team effectiveness, and leadership alignment.
• People Insights & Analytics: Leverage advanced people analytics to identify APAC-wide patterns, emerging talent trends, and growth site strategies. Present actionable insights to Director+ leaders to guide critical talent decisions, from capability investments to headcount optimization, enabling data-driven workforce planning.
• Operational & Risk Excellence: Consolidated three fragmented HR units into a unified APAC People Operations function, improving collaboration and operational efficiency by 30%. Proactively mitigated legal exposure by phasing out high-risk performance management trials, balancing global frameworks with local compliance.
• Global Influence & Partnership: Navigate a complex matrix environment, influencing global and regional leadership to deliver people strategies that balance scale, cultural nuance, and market-specific needs across APAC.

• Led the end-to-end rollout of an automated performance and promotion system in under 5 months, improving decision-making efficiency by 50% and driving cultural shift with feedback participation from 70%+ employees.
• Implemented Salesforce as the core HR platform, replacing legacy systems and boosting cross-functional efficiency.
• Automated insurance and benefits processes, increasing accuracy by 40% and enhancing employee experience.
• Designed and delivered senior leadership development programs, resulting in a 30% improvement in leadership effectiveness and readiness for organizational challenges.

• Directed large-scale workforce planning and talent management efforts for Amazon's Transaction Risk Management sector, integrating cross-functional team development for ~900 employees across 16 functions, promoting seamless operational productivity and alignment with international objectives.
• Led large-scale reorganization efforts across India and Seattle, impacting 1000+ employees, with a focus on leadership coaching, organizational design, and cultural integration.
• Successfully navigated structural transitions, ensuring zero disruption to critical business operations and maintaining 80%+ team engagement scores.
• Provided strategic consulting to senior management, enabling faster decision-making and seamless workforce realignment, while strengthening organizational stability and leadership effectiveness.
• Founded Amazon Technical Learning Academics (ATLAS) to upskill non-technical employees into technical roles, achieving 99% cost efficiency ($1,933 per participant vs. $162,000 industry benchmark).
• Scaled high-impact skill transformation while optimizing costs, showcasing strong business acumen.
• Enhanced customer interactions through specialized training programs, driving measurable business impact.

• Spearheaded talent strategies for Pharma Europe and BFSI businesses at Wipro, driving effective onboarding, training, and career development for a 2,000+ employee base across onsite and offshore locations.
• Led seamless employee transitions during mergers and acquisitions, aligning profiles and compensation plans for 530 employees while maintaining a 15% attrition cap, ensuring operational continuity and workforce stability.
• Validated salary ranges across geographies for a 7,000+ employee base, implementing optimal hiring strategies that reduced costs for underperformers by nearly $1 million, contributing to bottom-line efficiency.
• Strengthened employee engagement through leadership connects, career conversations, and focused group discussions, successfully retaining top talent at a 6% attrition rate compared to an overall 17.8%.
• Led the D&I campaign for Wipro's Global Infrastructure Services, training 96% of infrastructure employees and achieving hiring targets, including 126 PWD employees and a 70:30 Non-Indian workforce mix.
• Recognized with accolades from NASCOMM and Great Places to Work.
• Served as SME for corporate policies and governance, managing legal and customer audits while delivering strategic workforce analytics on headcount, attrition, and compensation to support business planning.
• Implemented 360-degree feedback processes, succession planning, and manager excellence frameworks, refining organizational structures and ensuring leadership readiness while optimizing senior role costs.
• Championed the Women of Wipro initiative, designing leadership training, mentoring programs, and safety workshops, fostering a culture of recognition and growth for women employees.